9 children injured in explosion

BUREWALA: Nine children, including two brothers, sustained burns in an explosion on Saturday. According to Qabula police, the explosion occurred in a heap of garbage at Mohallah Pir Hazoori. As a result, Muhammad Umar Iqbal, Jamshed Iqbal, Kinza Abbas, Mohsin Alyas, Manzoor Ali, Naeem Bashir, Shahzad Siddique and two brothers, Mudassar Akram and Waqas Akram, sustained burns.End.... more

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Re: An Eye Opener on Pakistan's Terrorist Arm LeT

Book: \"The Caliphate\'s Soldiers: The Laskhar-e-Taiba\'s Long War\" Author:Wilson John Publishers: Amaryllis Pages: 295 There is no book quite like it, says Ashley J. Tellis of this seminal work on the Lashkar-e-Taiba by Indian strategic expert Wilson John.

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Opposition calls post of deputy PM 'unconstitutional'

LAHORE: As the PML-Q leadership is relishing the post of deputy prime minister for its leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, opposition parties have declared the new position in the corridors of powers "unconstitutional" and demanded immediate elections.Opposition parties said that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), instead of rewarding its allies with ministries, planning amendments to the constitution and issuing ordinances, should hold fresh elections.Talking to our sources, Pakistan Muslim League-N... more

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Seedorf joins Brazilian giants Botafogo - Business Recorder (blog)

Seedorf joins Brazilian giants Botafogo Business Recorder (blog) The US military is expanding its Central Asian supply routes to the war in Afghanistan, fearing that the routes going through Pakistan could be endang. ... Northeast India floods kill 79, displace two million · Barclays chairman resigns over rate ..! .

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Pakistan says Mumbai attackers were helped by '40 Indians'

Days after terror suspect Zabiuddin Ansari's revelations about the Mumbai attacks being controlled and facilitated from Karachi, Pakistani authorities have claimed 40 Indian nationals were involved in the terrorist incident.

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'Contempt of court' cases on the rise in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Contempt of court cases have remained dominant in Supreme Court's (SC) proceedings against parliamentarians and others in 2012.It has been witnessed that contempt proceedings against politicians are increasing day by day. Five important contempt cases were taken up by superior courts this week and several contempt matters will remain dominant in the SC proceedings next week.Top jurists recommend the judiciary to use its contempt power rationally because overuse of contempt proceedings... more

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Punjab sets age limit for 9th class exam

Rawalpindi: The Punjab Board of Committee (PBC) chairman has banned the registration of children less than 13 years of age for class 9th examination and has stopped them from taking examination. According to details, the PBC chairman has made mandatory the minimum age limit of 13 years for the 9th class examination for the year 2012-13. Students with age less than the prescribed limit would not be considered eligible for registration and would be declared ineligible for 2012-13 exams. The rule w... more

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ISLAMABAD: World Bank wants Pakistan gas losses reduced to 2%

After two years of consultations with key energy sector players, the World Bank has concluded that Pakistan should reduce its gas losses from 10 per cent to one-to-two per cent to meet international standards.

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I am getting life threats: Fatyana

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) MNA from Kamalia and National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights Chairman Riaz Fatyana said on Sunday he was getting life threats from opponents.Addressing a press conference, he demanded that the Punjab government provide him security because his life was in danger.The MNA said the June 19 attack on his residence by an angry mob protesting against power cuts was a planned conspiracy against him.At least three protesters were killed and eight... more

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Pew survey declares Imran Khan most popular leader

KARACHI: A globally reputed research organisation declared Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan as the most popular leader of the country, said a press release issued here recently.The statement further stated that the declaration is based on the results of a comprehensive survey conducted under the Global Attitudes Project of Pew Research Centre.According to the survey, seven out of ten Pakistanis have offered a favourable opinion regarding the PTI leader. Favourable ratings of Khan ... more

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UK planning changes to citizenship test

LONDON: The British government is planning to make changes in the citizenship test according to which immigrants wanting to live in the UK will have to learn the first verse of the national anthem, the UK Home Office has announced.Citizenship test known as "Life in the UK", introduced by the Labour government in 2005, is compulsory for everybody who wants to become a British citizen.According to new changes expected this autumn, the immigrants will also be tested on their knowledge of key histor... more

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Gilani says he quit in respect for judiciary

LAHORE: Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday he quit his office in respect for the judiciary and was the only premier who was still in the country after leaving premiership.Addressing a seminar 'The Conflicts of Institutions and Sustainability of Democracy', he said the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) restored 1973 constitution in its real form because it respected institutions. He termed it a "victory" as parliament had not disqualified him following his conviction by the Sup... more

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Pakistanis feel more British than locals in Britain: study

LONDON: Pakistanis living in the UK feel more British than their native counterparts, the world's leading Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) of the University of Essex has revealed.Muslims living in the UK on the contrary to other ethnic minorities are the most likely of all groups to identify with the concept of "Britishness", the ISER found. The report's authors say the results rubbish suggestions that ethnic groups are unwilling or unable to integrate into British society and s... more

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Afghanistan to move UN if cross-border attacks by Pak-Taliban not resolved diplomatically

Afghanistan has warned that it would move the United Nations if the issue of escalating tensions over cross-border attacks by Taliban insurgents and retaliatory action from Pakistani security forces is not resolved diplomatically.

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BSF, Pakistan Rangers to meet in Delhi

New Delhi, July 1 : An 18-member team of Pakistan Rangers arrived here Sunday on a four-day bi-annual meeting with the Border Security Force starting Monday.

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Pervez Musharraf vows return to 'suffering' Pakistan during visit to US

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf told supporters on Sunday from Dubai that he was returning by the end of January to prepare for elections.

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Baloch leader murdered by the Pakistan's military death squad

According to details unidentified armed men barged into a shop of Malik Noor Ahmed Qambarani in Satellite Town area of Quetta and seriously wounded him after attacking him with knives.

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Pakistan: US drone strike kills 8 militants

U.S. missiles fired from a drone in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border killed eight suspected militants early Sunday, officials said, as the controversial American strikes continue despite Islamabad's persistent demands that they stop.

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Pakistan calls NATO soldiers chocolate boys, Mehran tells UN council

A Baloch representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council has urged the international community to take an urgent notice of the bleeding wounds of Balochistan .

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Russia-Pakistan relations in the Post-Cold War Era - Russia & India Report

Deutsche Welle

Russia-Pakistan relations in the Post-Cold War Era ! Russia & India Report Russia has offered Pakistan counter-terrorism equipments and to cooperate in fighting terrorism and radicalism. Russia has also promised to explore the possibilities of developing the CASA (Central Asia-South Asia) 100 electric transmission project ... Stabilising Afghanistan: Role of Key Regional PlayersInstitute for Defence Studies and Analyses Russia with love: Dacha on the Pakistani IndusRupee News Afghanistan keen to trade with India via Wagah-Attari borderNorthern Voices Online Deutsche Welle -Punjab Newsline all 570 news articles »

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Geopolitics in Asia: Russia, India and Pakistan-China Cooperation - Russia & India Report

The Express Tribune

Geopolitics in Asia: Russia, India and Pakistan-China Cooperation Russia & India Report A point of view has long been firmly established among Indian political analysts that theonly function of relations between China and Pakistan is that of 'containment' of India inSouth Asia. .... ideas: 1) restraining the political Islam influence (i.e ... VIEW : Fortifying Pak-Russia relations — Momina AshierPakistan Daily Times all 5 news articles »

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Elahi slams Shahbaz Sharif's 'faulty policy'

LAHORE: Deputy Prime Minister Parvaiz Elahi said on Friday that Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif was himself responsible for every fault caused due to his "faulty policy and wrong thinking", adding that the CM was in a habit of putting blames on others for these faults.The Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader was accorded warm welcome when he arrived in the city after assuming the office of deputy prime minister.Elected representatives, party leaders and workers and office-bearer... more

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Panetta says talks with Pakistan ongoing

In frank remarks Friday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the fact that discussions are even taking place to reopen Pakistan's supply routes into Afghanistan is a good sign.

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400,000 Unregistered Afghan Refugees Face Deportation By Pakistan

Afghan women and their children are pictured at a UNHCR registration center on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, in June.

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The Court Rules in Pakistan

Pakistani lawyers shout slogans against Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani following the verdict against him at the Supreme Court in Islamabad on June 19.

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A Russia House on the Indian Ocean - Asia Times Online

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A Russia House on the Indian Ocean Asia Times Online The Russians are fabricating some hardy bricks for the mansion they hope to build in the region which forms a beachhead on the Indian Ocean - a mansion large enough for their friends in Pakistan and in the neighboring countries of India, Iran and ... Russia offers $500m for electricity import projectPakTribune.com Russia agrees to finance IP gas pipeline projectPakistan Daily Times Breakthrough: Pakistan to award gas pipeline contracts to RussiaThe Express Tribune DAWN.com all 30 news articles »

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Raja's nomination upsets PPP stalwarts

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People's Party's political move to make Raja Pervez Ashraf the 17th prime minister of Pakistan has stirred peeved elements within the party ranks as they have to move on back foot after severe criticism from civil society. A majority of the party workers and laymen have not digested the nomination of Raja Pervez Ashraf yet and think that President Asif Ali Zardari should have nominated a person with good repute as there is no dearth of good workers in the party. Well-pl... more

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Iran, Turkey, Pakistan to bolster railway cooperation

Iranian, Turkish and Pakistani railway authorities have called for boosting cooperation and increasing the number of trains on the Islamabad-Tehran-Ankara route, said the head of the Iranian Railways Company, Abdolali Saheb-Mohammadi. He made the remarks on the sidelines of the 11th meeting of heads of railway organizations of the Economic ... (more)

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Five FC men injured in Mach landmine blast

QUETTA: A landmine blast injured five Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in Mach area of Bolan district on Thursday. According to sources, the blast targeted a checkpost set up by the FC men near the Mach overhead bridge on the National Highway for checking of vehicles. As a result of the explosion, five personnel of the force sustained injuries. It could not be established who installed the landmine there. "At least three FC personnel were injured," FC spokesman Murtaza Baig said. Officials from the... more

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Six bodies found in Khyber

BARA: Six bodies were recovered from different areas of tehsil Bara of Khyber Agency. Official sources said the identity of the deceased could not be immediately ascertained. According to some locals, unidentified people had dumped the bodies in the middle of night. Security forces cordoned off the area and started investigations. End.... more

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